Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in Iceland

Iceland: Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant was 1.03 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.03 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.04 Percentage of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.733 Percentage of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in Iceland, 2001–2023

00.250.50.7512001201220232001: 0.891 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.879 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.899 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.839 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.838 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.819 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.794 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.819 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.849 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.774 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.745 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.749 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.733 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.796 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.789 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.81 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.815 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.876 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.856 Percentage of GDP2020: 1 Percentage of GDP2021: 1 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.989 Percentage of GDP2023: 1 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 1.03 Percentage of GDP for subnational government climate finance — climate significant in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subnational government climate finance — climate significant in Iceland peaked at 1.04 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.733 Percentage of GDP, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure in Iceland, 2001 to 2023.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2001 0.891 Percentage of GDP
2002 0.879 Percentage of GDP -1.3%
2003 0.899 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2004 0.839 Percentage of GDP -6.7%
2005 0.838 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2006 0.819 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
2007 0.794 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2008 0.819 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
2009 0.849 Percentage of GDP +3.7%
2010 0.774 Percentage of GDP -8.8%
2011 0.745 Percentage of GDP -3.7%
2012 0.749 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2013 0.733 Percentage of GDP -2.1%
2014 0.796 Percentage of GDP +8.6%
2015 0.789 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2016 0.81 Percentage of GDP +2.7%
2017 0.815 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2018 0.876 Percentage of GDP +7.5%
2019 0.856 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
2020 1.04 Percentage of GDP +22.1%
2021 1.01 Percentage of GDP -3.4%
2022 0.989 Percentage of GDP -2.0%
2023 1.03 Percentage of GDP +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8474 Percentage of GDP 0.794 Percentage of GDP 0.899 Percentage of GDP 9
2010s 0.7943 Percentage of GDP 0.733 Percentage of GDP 0.876 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 1.02 Percentage of GDP 0.989 Percentage of GDP 1.04 Percentage of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 27 Denmark 1.57 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 28 Lithuania 1.5 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 29 Finland 1.12 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 31 Ireland 0.946 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subnational government climate finance — climate significant in Iceland?
Subnational government climate finance — climate significant in Iceland was 1.03 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest subnational government climate finance — climate significant recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest subnational government climate finance — climate significant recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.733 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for subnational government climate finance — climate significant?
Iceland ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is subnational government climate finance — climate significant rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subnational government climate finance — Climate significant expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 731 data points, 2001–2023
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The Subnational Government Climate Finance database provides comparable data on subnational public climate-significant expenditure and investment, covering the years from 2001 to 2023, for 33 OECD and EU countries. This database was built using a pioneer methodology developed in the framework of the project “Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities”, a joint 2022 project between the OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). The methodology relies on a refined approach to the COFOG classification from the System of National Accounts. Using the EU taxonomy for sustainability activities, three first-level COFOG functions (economic affairs and housing and community amenities) and 13 second-level COFOG functions (e.g. transport and energy, environmental protection, waste, water management, housing development) were identified as being “climate-significant”, meaning that expenditure and investment in these areas contributes, to some extent, to climate adaptation or mitigation objectives. For more information on the methodology used and related work on climate finance tracking, please visit: Tracking subnational government climate expenditure